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Covid-19: Railways relaxes refund rules for travel from Mar 21 to April 15

Refund across counter can be taken on submission of ticket up to 45 days from the date of journey instead of the present 3 hours

Coronavirus impact: Railways cancels 84 more trains from March 20 to 31

The national transporter had cancelled around 99 trains on Wednesday night

Coronavirus scare: Railways cancels 85 trains; platform ticket prices hiked

As a precautionary measure railway zones like WR and CR have also increased the prices of their platform tickets to discourage large crowds

85 trains cancelled due to low occupancy, precaution against coronavirus

Railways has also issued a set of guidelines to zonal railways for its catering staff

Fast trains at slow speed: Why railway privatisation should not be hasty

The experience with 50 stations and 150 trains should be a learning experience, helping frame sensible rules that are not unfair to new operators and also don't attract criticism, writes T N Ninan

Railway Board commissions survey to establish Mujnai-Nyoenpaling line

Minister of Railways, and Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is in Bhutan, heading a business delegation in connection with the Bhutan - India Start-Up Summit 2020

Railways roots out illegal software, more Tatkal tickets for passengers now

The railways does not allow agents to book Tatkal tickets and over the past two months, the RPF has nabbed around 60 illegal agents who were booking tickets through these softwares

Budget 2020 bets on barren land, railway tracks to raise solar capacity

India has set a target to raise renewable energy capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022.

Govt bets on solar panels along rail tracks, barren land to raise capacity

India has set a target to raise renewable energy capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022

Railways get Rs 70,000 crore from Budget; capex spend pegged at Rs 1.61 trn

In 2019-2020, the capital expenditure (RE) was Rs 1.56 trillion, which was 17.2 per cent more than the capex of 2018-2019

IRCTC's third private train to run on Indore-Varanasi route as Hamsafar Exp

The overnight train would have the same rakes as those of the Humsafar Express, he added

Railways asks premium customers for advance payments to boost balance sheet

Around 50 freight customers had a business of Rs 500 crore or above with the railways in the previous calendar year, and hence, they are eligible for the scheme.

Railway coach making arms to see 30% surge in FY20 to around 8,000 units

All manufacturing utilities of the railways put together have produced around 6,000 units in FY19

Railways' existential dilemma: Fare hike, rejig proposal spark fresh debate

A fare hike and restructuring proposal have raised afresh the debate over whether this state-owned transport utility is a service or a business

Railways claims it lost Rs 84 cr due to anti-CAA protests in West Bengal

The matter will be taken up for hearing again four weeks hence, the court directed.

JSPL to focus on Housing and Railways; aims to become debt-free by 2023

Firm is looking at a 50% demand growth coming from housing segment, eyes 25% uptick from Railways

Indian Railway integrates its helpline numbers into single number - 139

New helpline number 139 will take over all existing helpline numbers (except 182) and it will be easy for passengers to remember this number to connect with railways for all their needs during travel

Train rides get costlier from today: Here's by how much

Railways have increased passenger fares by 1 to 4 paisa across various classes. But is that enough for the cash-strapped national transporter ? Listen to this podcast to know more

Railway recruits to be inducted through UPSC in 5 categories says Chairman

Chairman, Railway Board, who will also be the CEO of the national transporter, will be an officer of Indian Railway Service and not from any other service

Railways are on the track to become a more horizontal organisation

The merger of cadres, while it affects only about 12,000 Group A officers, who lead this "army", creates a far larger noise.